Connector Trail & Sunset Trail via Hollow Tree Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. It climbs 2,199 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,027 – 2,293 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lane Camp Trail 37.21439, -122.22666
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Connector Trail & Sunset Trail via Hollow Tree Trail
11.7 mi · ▲ 2,199 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 1,027–2,293 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Lane Camp Trail · 37.21439, -122.22666
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Lane Camp Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Middle Ridge Road, heading S.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Dool Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sunset Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dool Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Middle Ridge Road, heading N.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hollow Tree Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Lane Camp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
82°60°
Wed
80°50°
Thu
80°49°
Fri
88°59°
Sat
84°54°
Sun
76°48°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Lane Camp Trail Trailhead
- Basin Easement Trail & Basin Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Hollow Tree Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Connector Trail & Middle Ridge Road via Hollow Tree Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 713 ft
- Hollow Tree Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft
- Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 3 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 2,611 ft
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